Tip #1, in case you haven't discovered this, clicking on any picture in one of my blogs will enlarge it and give you the option of scrolling through the rest of the pictures in that post.
Tip #2, if you have any questions about my trip here I would be happy to answer them through email!
I do try to include information that I think will be interesting to all of you, but I am not sure what you would like to know so please don't hesitate to ask!
Now for the tidbits!
In this post, I would like to give some information and random pictures that did not fit in the categories of my last two posts.
For instance, for the first two weeks, we did not have access to a laundry facility. Therefore, I did all of my laundry by hand in the tub and hung it on the patio to dry. Thank you Mom and Autumn!
We are required to wear "longies" in order to visit some holy sites. This means we must dress in a way that our heads, shoulders, elbows, and knees are covered (and everything in between). It was suggested that ladies bring a large scarf and a wrap-around skirt for this purpose, and I, being the obedient soul that I am, did exactly that. I found that this made me as much of a scenic attraction as the building we were viewing, and had to patiently undergo my picture being surreptitiously taken.
I also found that it can be hard to keep a scarf wrapped when standing on top of a roof where the wind is blowing. It is actually because of the wind though that I was wearing my scarf instead of a hat and I found that a scarf can be a preferable method of shielding one from the sun and 90 degree heat. By the way, I have only burned slightly since coming here.
We have seen so many extraordinary places so far, and I have enjoyed every day and garnered quite a list of favorite places. I wanted to mention three of my favorite places so far, excluding sights within New and Old City Jerusalem.
One was definitely Hezekiah's tunnel. This was one day that I had no camera, but this website gives the necessary background information on the tunnel as well as a virtual tour: Hezekiah's Tunnel.
My second favorite place was the escape tunnel at Susya. My family will be able to enjoy (or suffer through) the videos that I took of my passage through this tunnel, but here is a picture of the entrance:
It was pretty awesome to be walking around above ground looking into this underground community.
Third, I loved Beth She'an. We stopped there on the way to Jordan. Being in Beth She'an made it easy to visualize this as a Roman city, though it has changed hands numerous times through the centuries.
The model
Above is a view of the city portrayed in the model. This view is outlayed opposite of the model because we are looking at the earthquake-ruined city from the far hill which in the model has a small building on it.
Yeah, those were my favorite places so far.
Also, I thought that y'all might like to see some Israeli wildlife. We have seen over 10 different kinds of animals / birds so far (not including insects). Regardless, here they all are! ~
Whew! So I know I am making you work for some of those. I'm sorry I don't doctor my pictures before posting, but I guess that means that you'll have to look as hard for some of those animals as we do! Dr. Fruchtenbaum does not slow down for animal sightings -
The Van (the women in the van): "Awww!! Puppies!!!"
Dr. F: "Puppies are not part of a Biblical geographical tour!"
Now that we have our longing to see a shepherd, with sheep and goats, quenched, we are on the hunt for camels. I'll let you know when we find some!
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